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Photograph inside a marble temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun and a gold-beaded headband stands with her back to the camera, wearing an orange-red sari with gold border and gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets on her arm and hands folded. Through the doorway, three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, are performing puja before a deity murti draped in red and orange cloth, adorned with flowers. Brass vessels, a plate of fruit and flowers, and oil lamps sit on a stone table in front of the shrine.

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May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14Photograph inside a marble-walled temple shrine. In the foreground, a person with hair in a bun wearing a rudraksha headband, rudraksha armband, gold necklace and an orange-saffron cloth with gold borders stands with hands folded, back to the camera. Through the doorway, two priests attend a black deity murti in a gilded arched niche draped with an orange-red garland; one in white dhoti pours or offers from a vessel while the other in orange cloth holds a plate of pink flower petals. Brass oil lamps and flowers sit on a low table before the murti.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a marble-walled temple sanctum, a figure in an orange-red draped garment with gold border and gold beaded necklaces stands in the foreground, viewed from behind, arms bent and one arm adorned with bands. Beyond the doorway, two more people in saffron-orange robes attend a shrine; one bends forward pouring or offering at a dark deity murti dressed with red and orange cloth and a gold crown-like arch behind it. Brass vessels stand on a low wooden table. Two people in orange and one partly visible in white and gold are shown, and the foreground person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine doorway with white carved trim and a marble-clad interior. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and gold necklace and rudraksha bands on her arms stands in the foreground, seen from behind. Inside the shrine, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a gold headband lights or offers at a golden arched niche holding a white-robed image with a dark face, decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and a small table with pink flowers stand before the shrine. A white-clad assistant is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine, with three people visible.2012-05-11May 08 20122012-05-08May 14 20122012-05-14A photograph of a temple shrine doorway with a polished stone frame. Inside, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, holds a lit oil lamp tray over a deity murti before a gilded arch. A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border stands at the left, her hands folded, watching. A second person in orange with a red-marked forehead and beaded necklace stands inside the shrine. A white plastic stool holds a plate of red fruit. Oil lamps burn along the upper ledge. The scene reads as a puja or aarti.2012-05-12A photograph inside a marble shrine niche with a gold-framed arch. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border stands at left, seen from behind, with gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a flower-decorated hair band. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border, with a headband and gold necklace, tends a small flame near an altar. In the niche stands a white-robed sculpted figure with dark hair and pink flower garlands. Below sit a tray of fruit, a brass oil lamp and pink flowers on a marble table.2012-05-11